Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).

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I Will Always Write Back

by Caitlin Alifirenka

Ages: 12+

Published: 2015

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company/Hachette

ISBN: 978-0-316-24131-1

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For a school assignment Caitlin, 12, wrote a “pen-pal” letter to Zimbabwe. Martin received it and a close friendship began that changed the two lives.